Definition
选人 is a verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to select people'. You can split it to insert details: 选了一个人 (selected one person) or 选了三个合适的人 (selected three suitable people). The verb 选 carries the action, while 人 is the object that can be modified or quantified independently.
v
to select peopleto choose personnel
Examples
- 选人。Gōngsī xūyào xuǎn rén lái zǔjiàn xīn tuánduì.The company needs to select people to form a new team.
- 。Tāmen xuǎn le sān gè rén cānjiā bǐsài.They selected three people to participate in the competition.
- 选人。Zhè cì xuǎn rén de biāozhǔn fēicháng yángé.The criteria for selecting people this time are very strict.
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